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Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1926, Page 4

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. DROP IN LAMBS. (Sy Telegraph.—Special to t.:«ardian.> CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Messrs H. Matson and Co., report as follows regaiding their stock salo at Addington yards yesterday: Store sheep—The largest entry for 111011 tins, and included eonsijj, iimen Is from Sounds, North Island and West Coast, and considering the continued dry spell and recurrence of trouble at factories, the sale must be considered a good one, and although prices were wot so good as last sale, practically llio whole yarding was cleared at auction. A larger number of rape iambs than usual, and in face of easier fat lamb prices and adverse climatic conditions in our opinion sold better in comparison than fats. Southern dealers wore a great factor in the market. Half-bred wether lambs 17s to 21s Gd, cull ditto 1-1 s to 15s; best ;{ bred rape lambs up to 22s 6d; North Island 4, 6 and 8-tooth owes up to 2Gs: 2-tooth ditto to :50s pd. Best 2-tooth wethers 21-, to 335, culls 14s 6d to JBs; best forward wethers 25* Gd. With the exception ol the North Island ewes quoted above, good local ewes in host F-M. ewes 13s to 15s, culls 8s jo lls Gil, S..M. ewes Ifl.s to 25s Gd. tit ore cattle—A small yarding, mostly nondescript lots and cows, very few quotable linos offering. Best 2-year sleers to £G 10s; best cows to £4 ss, others down to ,15s. Beef—Only a medium entry, comprising 450 bead. The maioritv com-

prisccl cons. The quality generally was

good. .Steer licet' was slightly firmer than last week. I>ut gcnerallv speaking the market, nils firm throughout. Prime steers Cl.I to £ls 15s 6(1, extra to ClB 2s fid, medium £lO los to £l2 1 Os fid, others down to £8; prime licit era £8 os to £ll. JO.s: extra, to CM 7s fid. medium £<> los to £B, other? down t,, £5 os. Prime rows £7 15s to £0 Ids, extra to £l2 2s (id. medium

£5 10s to £7, lighter and others down to £4.

Fat pigs—A good entry, both baconers and porkers selling well. Prices were a shade firmer. Light porkers 46s to 535, heavy 55s Gd to 655; average 7jd to Bd. Light baecners £3 to £3 5s 6d, heavy £4 10s to £5, extra to £5 19s Gd, average 7|d to Bid. Choppers, an over supply and prices declined considerably. Values £2 10s to £5.

Store pigs—A medium entry and dragging sale throughout, sales being difficult to make. Values were : Small weaners lls to lGs, hotter sorts 18s to 235, slips 25s to 28s, small stores 29s to 335, medium 35s to 40s. One pen of extra good tamworths made £3. Fat sheep.—The entry was comparatively small, and more ewes than usual, but owing to the trouble at the factories, exporters were not operating, consequcnlv the market was decidedly easier, about Is Gd to 2s on ewes. Wethers did not show the same difference. Prime wethers 30s to 32s Kid, extra to 35s 10s, medium ditto 27s to 295, others to 245. Prime ewes 23s to 265, extra to 28s lOd, medium 20s to 22s Gil, others down to 15s Gd. Fat 1 ambs—A large yarding and the quality generally was good. Owing to the hold up at the factories, exporters were unable to operate over graziers but speculators combined with butchers helped to keep the market fairly reasonable, although it showed an average drop of 2s on last week. Tin’s drop we consider only temporary.